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/kot"l oyd'/, adj. Anat.cup-shaped.[1750-60; < Gk kotyloeidés, equiv. to kotýl(e) cup + -oeides -OID]
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cotyloid — cot y*loid, cotyloidal cotyloidal(k?t ? loid), a. [Cotyle + oid] (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; cup shaped; as, the cotyloid cavity, the cup shaped socket which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cotyloid — cup shaped … Dictionary of ichthyology
cotyloid — adj. [Gr. kotyle, a cup; L. forma, shape] Cup shaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cotyloid — 1. Cup shaped; cuplike. 2. Relating to the c. cavity or acetabulum. [G. kotyle, a small cup, + eidos, appearance] * * * cot·y·loid kät əl .ȯid adj of or relating to an acetabulum * * * cot·y·loid (kotґə loid) [Gr. kotyloeides cup shaped] 1 … Medical dictionary
cotyloid — adj. cup shaped … English contemporary dictionary
cotyloid — cot·y·loid … English syllables
cotyloid — /ˈkɒtəlɔɪd/ (say kotuhloyd) adjective Anatomy shaped like a cup. Also, cotyloidal /kɒtəˈlɔɪdl/ (say kotuh loydl). {Greek kotyloeidēs cup shaped} …
cotyloid — adjective of the cup shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone • Syn: ↑acetabular, ↑cotyloidal • Similar to: ↑concave • Derivationally related forms: ↑acetabulum (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cotyloid cavity — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The acetabulum or coxal cavity … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cotyloid cavity — see acetabulum * * * acetabulum … Medical dictionary
